Good morning! Here are the top 10 stories making headlines in Nigerian newspapers this morning, curated by CDA News Nigeria.
1. Oyebanji holds closed-door meeting with PDP rival Oluyede after Ekiti poll
Ekiti State Governor and Governor-elect, Biodun Oyebanji, on Sunday held a closed-door meeting with the PDP governorship candidate in the June 20 election, Wole Oluyede, at his Ikere-Ekiti country home. The meeting was attended by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele and some APC leaders in the state .
2. APC’s Faduyile wins Ondo South Senatorial by-election
Prof. Dayo Faduyile, the candidate of the APC in the Ondo South Senatorial by-election, has been declared the winner of Saturday’s exercise. Faduyile, a former national president of the NMA, was declared the winner in the early hours of Sunday .
3. Troops close in on hideouts of Oyo abductors
There are strong indications that the 39 abducted schoolchildren and seven teachers from Oriire LGA of Oyo State may regain their freedom any time soon as security operatives intensify rescue efforts. Reports indicate that troops have blocked escape routes from the forest, signaling a close-in to the hideouts .
4. Ogun Police investigate death of former broadcaster, security guard
Ogun State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a former Ogun State Television broadcaster, Kitan Oyesiku, and her security guard at her residence in Iyana Agodo Village, Owode-Egba area. The command confirmed the incident in a statement by its PPRO .
5. Terrorists abduct resident, set NSCDC outpost ablaze in Kebbi
Suspected terrorists have abducted a resident, identified as Yusuf Bazamfare, and set ablaze an NSCDC outpost, a brothel, and one residential building during an attack in Kebbi State. The attack occurred on Saturday night in the Tsamiya community in Bagudo LGA, according to a statement by the Kebbi Police Command spokesperson .
6. Edo Security Corps arrests 14 suspects over cult-related killing
Edo State Security Corps has arrested 14 suspects in connection with a cult-related killing in Auchi, Etsako West LGA of Edo State. Last week, tension heightened at Abiodun Motor Park after suspected cultists shot and killed a middle-aged man .
7. NDLEA arrests two elderly men for supplying drugs to secondary school students
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested two elderly men, aged 84 and 75, for allegedly supplying and selling illicit drugs to teenage secondary school students in Umuahia, Abia State capital. The suspects, identified as Godfrey Orji and Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora, were arrested in separate operations .
8. LP candidate Labaran Maku rejects Nasarawa North by-election result
The senatorial candidate of the Labour Party for the Nasarawa North by-election, Labaran Maku, has rejected the results declared and called for the cancellation of the election over alleged widespread irregularities. Maku, a former Minister of Information, made the call during a press briefing in his country home .
9. ADC governorship candidate Bejide rejects Ekiti election result
The ADC governorship candidate, Mr Dare Bejide, has rejected the Ekiti State election result. Speaking in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday, Bejide described the election as lacking credibility, alleging that the exercise was conducted in “an atmosphere replica of a war zone” .
10. Troops arrest three women suspected of collaborating with terrorists in Borno
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested three women suspected of collaborating with terrorists in an IDP camp in Konduga LGA of Borno State. The operation was carried out by troops of the 222 Battalion, according to an operational report made available to NAN on Sunday .
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